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Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Carlos De Loera

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Director says he and nicolas cage were never paid for leaving las vegas - Caught on Camera

Nicolas Cage and director Mike Figgis went all in but ended up empty-handed after "Leaving Las Vegas."

On a recent episode of the "It Happened in Hollywood" podcast, Figgis revealed neither he nor Cage, who won an Academy Award for his role in the 1995 film, received the $100,000 each that they were promised for completing the movie.

"[Lumiere Pictures] said the film never went into profit," Figgis said.

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